Sandwich, Kent
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Coat of arms of the Sandwich Town Council | |
The 14th-century St Thomas' Hospital | |
Sandwich Location within Kent | |
| Population | 4,985 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | [TR335585 TR335585] |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sandwich |
| Postcode district | CT13 |
| Dialling code | 01304 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It is on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985.
Notable places in Sandwich include Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, the Sandwich Guildhall Museum, and the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre.
Etymology
The name 'Sandwich' is first attested in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it appears as Sondwic in 851 and Sandwic in 993. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it appears as Sandwice. The suffix "-wich" comes from the Anglo Saxon "-wīc", which means a dwelling or fortified place where trade takes place. The name means "market town on sandy soil".[3]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Home – Sandwich Town Council in Kent". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sandwich, Kent", Wikipedia, 2024-04-18, retrieved 2024-04-22